HOWARD SHORE The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King: The Complete Recordings (GREEN 6xLP BOX)

SHIPPING AFTER RELEASE DATE Sep 21, 2018.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS will be released on vinyl for the first time as a 6-LP boxed set. Housed in a collector’s box with a green leather-style spine, the collection is limited to 8,000 individually numbered copies on green vinyl. The soundtrack will also be available as a 4-CD set, plus 1 Blu-ray audio disc containing the entire sore in high-resolution 5.1 surround sound, a reactivation of the 2007 box set featuring the entire score from the extended versions of the film. Both versions come with extensive liner notes from author Doug Adams, who analyzes many of the themes and motifs used throughout the score.

The music for all three films was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore. The music he wrote for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with contributions from the choirs: the London Voices and the London Oratory School Schola boy’s choir.

Track Listing:
Side A
1. Roots and Beginnings
2. Journey to the Cross-roads
3. The Road to Isengard
4. The Foot of Orthanc
5. Return to Edoras
6. The Chalice Passed
7. The Green Dragon (Featuring Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan)
Side B
1. Gollum’s Villainy
2. Éowyn’s Dream
3. The Palantír
4. Flight From Edoras
5. The Grace of Undómiel (Featuring Renée Fleming)
6. The Eyes of the White Tower
Side C
1. A Coronal of Silver and Gold
2. The Lighting of the Beacons
Side D
1. Osgiliath Invaded (Featuring Ben Del Maestro)
2. The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
3. Allegiance to Denethor
4. The Sacrifice of Faramir (Featuring Billy Boyd Performing “The Edge of Night”)
Side E
1. The Parting of Sam and Frodo
2. Marshalling at Dunharrow
3. Andúril–Flame of the West
4. The Passing of the Grey Company
Side F
1. Dwimorberg–The Haunted Mountain
2. Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
3. The Paths of the Dead
4. The Siege of Gondor
Side G
1. Shelob’s Lair
2. Merry’s Simple Courage
3. Grond–The Hammer of the Underworld
4. Shelob the Great
Side H
1. The Tomb of the Stewards
2. The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
3. The Pyre of Denethor
4. The Mûmakil
5. Dernhelm in Battle
6. “A Far Green Country”
7. Shieldmaiden of Rohan
Side I
1. The Passing of Théoden
2. The Houses of Healing (Featuring Liv Tyler)
3. The Tower of Cirith Ungol
4. The Last Debate (Featuring Sissel Performing Asëa Aranion)
5. The Land of Shadow
Side J
1. The Mouth of Sauron (Featuring Sir James Galway)
2. “For Frodo” (Featuring Ben Del Maestro)
3. Mount Doom (Featuring Renée Fleming)
4. The Crack of Doom
5. The Eagles (Featuring Renée Fleming)
Side K
1. The Fellowship Reunited (Featuring Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen and Renée Fleming)
2. The Journey to the Grey Havens (Featuring Sir James Galway)
Side L
1. Elanor (Featuring Sir James Galway)
2. Days of the Ring (Featuring Annie Lennox Performing “Into the West”)
3. Bilbo’s Song